2 census tracts · pop 4,390 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 7.3–7.7
Lilydale takes in 2 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 4,390. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.4/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Chicago rate of 29.3%.
34% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 106 eviction filings. 14.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 25.0% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 26.6% of adults, 8.8 points above the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 11.1% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Average gross rent is $1,551, 8% above the Chicago average of $1,440. That places it #81 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Pacific Junction and Corwith. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $65,814. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 7.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lilydale vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lilydale
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
106Total filings (sum)
9.51%Avg annual filing rate
25.0%Peak year (2014)
11.11%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lilydale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.0%Housing insecurity
14.2%Utility shutoff threat
26.1%Food insecurity
25.4%SNAP enrollment
8.2%No health insurance
31.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lilydale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lilydale?
Lilydale scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Lilydale compare to Chicago overall?
Lilydale scores 0.7 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,551 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lilydale?
Average gross rent in Lilydale is $1,551/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lilydale residents are renters?
31% of Lilydale households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 4,390 residents.
Q5
Is Lilydale a high social-vulnerability area?
Lilydale sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Lilydale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lilydale is census tract 17031490600 (score 7.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 7.7, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Lilydale for landlords?
Lilydale carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chicago as a whole (6.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lilydale?
Lilydale has 4,432 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (89.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (5%), Other / Multiracial (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
